The national government has accelerated the funding for its four-pillar socioeconomic strategy to fight the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.

“The strategy has a combined value of P1.74 trillion or 9.1 percent of GDP (gross domestic product),” Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez 3rd told lawmakers during a Senate hearing on Wednesday.

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